http://jwa.org/thisweek THIS WEEK IN HISTORY offers a unique calendar of American Jewish experience--connecting specific dates throughout the year to an array of compelling historic events related to American Jewish women. en-us Copyright 2013, Jewish Women's Archive. twih@jwa.org webmaster@jwa.org Tue, 21 May 2013 22:02:00 -0400 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:02:00 -0400 1440 http://jwa.org/images/logorss.gif http://jwa.org/thisweek/ 88 56 Jewish Women's Archive: This Week in History The proprietors of the Marlborough-Blenheim Hotel in Atlantic City apologized to Bertha Rayner Frank for her experience with anti-Jewish discrimination at their hotel.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twih/~3/zyWW0reW1y4/bertha-rayner-frankTue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400http://jwa.org/thisweek/may/21/1907/bertha-rayner-frankhttp://jwa.org/thisweek/may/21/1907/bertha-rayner-frankComedian Gilda Radner died of ovarian cancer at the age of 42.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twih/~3/EJIGT9I_Yr8/gilda-radnerMon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400http://jwa.org/thisweek/may/20/1989/gilda-radnerhttp://jwa.org/thisweek/may/20/1989/gilda-radnerSandy Sasso became ordained as the first female Reconstructionist rabbi by the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in Philadelphia.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twih/~3/rV_6M7sMI-o/sandy-sassoSun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400http://jwa.org/thisweek/may/19/1974/sandy-sassohttp://jwa.org/thisweek/may/19/1974/sandy-sassoVeteran journalist Jane Eisner was appointed to be the first female editor of the "Forward."http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twih/~3/ZulHMB3qAVc/jane-eisnerSat, 18 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400http://jwa.org/thisweek/may/18/2008/jane-eisnerhttp://jwa.org/thisweek/may/18/2008/jane-eisnerLily Winner published an essay titled "American Emigrés" arguing for open immigration to the United States in "The Nation."http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twih/~3/Y2C1t6CZzWg/lily-winnerSat, 18 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400http://jwa.org/thisweek/may/18/1921/lily-winnerhttp://jwa.org/thisweek/may/18/1921/lily-winnerBirth of Yiddish theatre star Bertha Kalich.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twih/~3/XiplZevJvEg/bertha-kalichMon, 31 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500http://jwa.org/thisweek/may/17/1874/bertha-kalichhttp://jwa.org/thisweek/may/17/1874/bertha-kalichAngela Warnick Buchdahl was invested as the first Asian American cantor. Two years later, she became the first Asian American rabbi.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twih/~3/VYszPeCu4z4/angela-warnick-buchdahlThu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400http://jwa.org/thisweek/may/16/1999/angela-warnick-buchdahlhttp://jwa.org/thisweek/may/16/1999/angela-warnick-buchdahlIn 1902, Jewish women on the Lower East Side organized a massive boycott of the kosher beef industry, demanding lower prices.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twih/~3/tpDy3w9BjQA/kosher-beef-boycott-of-1902Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400http://jwa.org/thisweek/may/15/1902/kosher-beef-boycott-of-1902http://jwa.org/thisweek/may/15/1902/kosher-beef-boycott-of-1902Mayyim Hayyim, a progressive community mikveh and education center in Newton, Massachusetts, opened its doors.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twih/~3/1HrFuOpA-UE/mayyim-hayyimTue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400http://jwa.org/thisweek/may/14/2004/mayyim-hayyimhttp://jwa.org/thisweek/may/14/2004/mayyim-hayyimJennifer Gorovitz became CEO of the San Francisco-based Jewish Community Federation, making her the first female CEO of a major Jewish federation.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twih/~3/4MJCQh9lyy8/jennifer-gorovitzTue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400http://jwa.org/thisweek/may/14/2010/jennifer-gorovitzhttp://jwa.org/thisweek/may/14/2010/jennifer-gorovitz